Hiked on by,
Lawd, Lawd, hiked on by.
[58] For music see [Chapter XIV].
[59] See [footnote], p. 96.
[60] Probably refers to Rome and Decatur, Georgia. The distance between these two places is about a hundred miles, a pretty good “hike” for the mules if they made it in one day!
Very much after the same manner and type is the pick-and-shovel song, Lookin’ over in Georgia, which apparently has nothing specific as its historical base and no more sense to it than Mule on the Mountain. And yet it is one of the prettiest of Negro songs when accompanied by group movement, rhythm, and harmony.
Lookin’ Over in Georgia
Well I can stan’,
Lookin’ ’way over in Georgia;
Well I can stan’,